NASA And Google Celebrate Milestones In Space Travel

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April 12, 2011 07:29 AM

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NASA And Google Celebrate Milestones In Space Travel NASA is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch, which happened on April 12, 1981 – the same date on which Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, 20 years earlier.

To honor the occasion, NASA’s website has a special landing page, together with a detailed retrospective of the event, including facts about the shuttle system, an animated feature detailing the shuttle roll-out process, a short animation explaining the shuttle lift-off process and an infographic with facts about the Space Shuttle Orbiter.

YouTube also has a Space-related logo today, while Google celebrates Yuri Gagarin’s venture into space with a special animated Doodle.

NASA & Google Celebrate Milestones in Space Travel

The space shuttle program will also be retired this year.

Check out NASA’s infographic below, and make sure to visit its detailed mini-site devoted to the space shuttle.

Mashable